National Medical Register (NMR) Portal:
The Union Health Minister recently launched the National Medical Register Portal in New Delhi.
- National Medical Register (NMR) Portal is a portal of the National Medical Commission (NMC) for the registration of all MBBS doctors eligible for registration in India.
- The NMR is mandated under Section 31 of the National Medical Commission (NMC) Act, 2019 which states that the Ethics and Medical Registration Board (EMRB) of the NMC shall maintain a National Register in electronic form containing the name, address, and all recognised qualifications possessed by a licensed medical practitioner.
- NMR will be a comprehensive and dynamic database for all allopathic (MBBS) registered doctors in India.
- The uniqueness of the NMR is that it is linked with the Aadhaar ID of the doctors, which ensures the individual’s authenticity.
- The whole process of registration in NMR is a very simple online process, and all the medical colleges/institutions (including the Institutes of National Importance (INIs), etc.), State Medical Councils (SMCs) are interlinked on the portal.
- Some data will be visible to the public and others will only be visible to the EMRB in the NMC, SMCs, the National Board of Examinations (NBE), and Medical Institutions (including INIs, etc.), and Registered Medical Practitioners (RMPs) as per the requirements.
- It offers a variety of features, including the ability to add additional qualifications, track applications, suspend licenses, and issue NMR ID cards and digital doctor certificates.
- NMR will be upgraded and augmented with continuous improvements in the registration process on the portal.
